State v. Williford
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Ozark Circuit Court. — Ron. Asberry Burlchead, Judge. STATEMENT. The defendant was informed against for embracery in the circuit court of Ozark county by the prosecuting attorney of said county under sec. 2045, R. S. 1899, in two separate and distinct informations. The first charged defendant with unlawfully and corruptly attempting to improperly influence one McCully, a juror. On this information defendant was tried and acquitted by the court, sitting as a jury.
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Appeal from Ozark Circuit Court. — Ron. Asberry Burlchead, Judge. STATEMENT. The defendant was informed against for embracery in the circuit court of Ozark county by the prosecuting attorney of said county under sec. 2045, R. S. 1899, in two separate and distinct informations. The first charged defendant with unlawfully and corruptly attempting to improperly influence one McCully, a juror. On this information defendant was tried and acquitted by the court, sitting as a jury. The second information charged that on May 15, 1903, a certain jury of said county being then and there duly summoned,…
1Opinion of the CourtNortoni, J.
(after stating the facts). — By sec. 22, art. 2, of the Constitution of Missouri, the accused is guaranteed the right to “meet the witnesses against him face to face,” but the accused can waive this constitutional right. State v. Wagner, 78 Mo. 644; State v. Poulson 29 Ia. 188; Cooley’s Const. Lim. (7th Ed.), 450-452; Merrill v. City of St. Louis, 83 Mo. 245; State v. *672Hope, 100 Mo. 347, 13 S. W. 490. In the present case, the testimony in the former trial was introduced against defendant without objection from him and in accordance with the agreement entered into by his counsel and the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. HopeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1889
- State v. WagnerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
- State v. ShoemakerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1841
- Jones & Co. v. MiddletonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1870
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- State v. LloydSupreme Court of Missouri · 1935
- Denson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
- State v. GlassNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1915
- William Calvaresi v. United States of America, (Three Cases). Jerry Benallo, Jr. v. United States of America, (Three Cases). Eugene Smaldone v. United States of America, (Four Cases). Clyde Smaldone v. United States of America, (Four Cases). Michael J. Benallo v. United States of America, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954